Complete "The Artist's Way"

Morning pages: 7 out of 7. Woohoo!

Artist date: not this week. Bah.

Synchronicity: Mostly focused on work, but possibilities for more theatre-related projects.

Week 5 wasn’t particularly productive or memorable. I haven’t really gotten into creating image files, so I tabbed those pages in my workbook and will come back to them later. I did enjoy the wish exercise, which gave me some ideas for projects.

Wow, a month of doing the Artist’s Way! I can’t believe I’ve gotten this far.

Morning pages: 5 out of 7. I missed Friday and Saturday and I think part of that was a tantrum due to my reading deprivation. :P

Artist date was lots of fun! I took myself out for a walk and treated myself to a sushi dinner. Yum! Then went out to see one of my favourite local musicians with some friends.

I did complete the reading deprivation, and it was HARD. I was craving something to read on the bus to and from work every day. When I was home I kind of lashed out at myself and replaced the reading I would have been doing with playing video games, oops. I didn’t really get anything productive done. This week I’ve started a new novel, and I’ve already gotten a lot of work done on my room. So I think I need that balance. It was a good experiment though!

I’m pretty proud of myself for sticking with things this long. This is my third try at the artist’s way and the first two times I didn’t get past week 1. I’m really going to do it this time.

Week 3 morning pages were 5 and a half out of 7. I fell asleep on Tuesday and only wrote half a page, oops! My artist date was just watching some movies… relaxing, but not very exciting. I need to plan some more exciting artist dates. I think this week I’m going to take my artist out for sushi.

Week 4 is going to be tough… reading deprivation! I’m adding internet sites to that too, so I’m only checking email. This is going to be rough, but maybe the time I spend online can be used in a more productive way. Wish me luck! :P

Finished the check-in (albeit a day late, but oh well). Completed 6/7 morning pages (didn’t complete them the day I got a nasty email from my boyfriend). Didn’t really do the artist date though this week… I did go to the Canada Day fireworks, which I wasn’t planning on attending, but I was with my mom, and I got my hair cut and dyed. I don’t really think that counts. But I do feel good for having completed my second week.

I have already finished the exercise for Week 3, and started the first Task for Week 3. :)

Just finished my check-in. Completed all the morning pages and artist date, and the exercises. Didn’t much like the enemies of your self-worth because it kind of felt like I was blaming everyone else. I think my worst enemy is myself! I did enjoy writing a letter to a champion of my self-worth. I wrote to my grade 8 teacher. I’m tempted to mail the letter to her for real.

On April 24, I wrote:

“I’m very good at starting things but not seeing them through.”

I haven’t touched my morning pages for weeks. I don’t know what’s up with me right now, but I’ve just abandoned everything. I’ll have to try and get back on the wagon… again…

I feel like a failure. :(

I’m very good at starting things but not seeing them through. I need to learn discipline and get my act together. So I’m trying again, starting from the very beginning. Did my morning pages, and they came surprisingly easy. The words just flew out, no needing to think. This is encouraging.

I was also considering not starting because I didn’t like the notebook I have. But that’s just an excuse not to start. No more excuses.